Continuing to display her penchant for beating people with nontraditional weapons, Foxy Brown was arrested yesterday and accused of smacking her longtime neighbor with her Blackberry in Brooklyn.

The felony assault charge came on the same day that Brown--real name Inga Marchand--inked a deal with Koch Records that will see her leave Island/Def Jam after 13 years.

The arrest stemmed from a July 30 incident in which Brown, who turned herself into police yesterday at 2:30 p.m., assaulted her 25-year-old neighbor with her Blackberry during an argument. The woman was reportedly taken to Brooklyn Hospital for loosening of the teeth, swelling of the lip, and swelling of the right eye. She filed a complaint with police, and after an investigation, the rapper agreed to turn herself in yesterday.

Brown was charged with felony assault, menacing, harassment, and criminal possession of a weapon. She was arraigned last night and released on $5,000 bail. Her next court date is September 26.

The arrest comes on the heels of a tumultuous run for Brown in which she has been arrested multiple times for assaulting people. She pleaded guilty last year to misdemeanor assault charges stemming from a fight with salon workers over payment for a manicure and is on probation in that case.

Brown is also facing a battery charge in another incident earlier this year. Police allege she threw hair glue at a beauty shop employee in Florida when he asked her to leave because the shop was closing. Brown later blamed the arrest on racism and has pleaded not guilty.

As for her new record deal, Brown will release her new material and those of her other projects through Koch and her own Black Rose Entertainment. Brown will first release her first album for Koch, Brooklyn's Don Diva, later this year. It will be Brown's first release since she regained her hearing following a bout with deafness.

"I have always been a symbol of independence as a female in music," Brown said in a statement. "My brand is already established, millions of my records have already been sold, and I have a fan base already loyal. After 13 years at Def Jam, I felt it was time as a mature businesswoman to move on and continue my brand under the roof of something I own."